Rockford Sun

As of Feb. 28, there have been 1,898 Boone County residents in their 50s who have tested positive for COVID-19, according to numbers being reported to the Illinois Department of Public Health.

There have been 18,319 residents in their 50s in the county who had been tested, meaning that 10.4 percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through Feb. 28, there have been 13,652 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 113 deaths from the coronavirus in Boone County.

Illinois was home to some of the first reported COVID-19 cases in the US. It has suffered numerous waves of the pandemic, which peaked in the fall of 2020. As the Midwestern hub of the US, Illinois businesses suffered greatly, including layoffs at two major airlines based in the state.

Date	Total Tested	Total Positive	Positive %
February 28	137,488	13,652	9.9
February 25	136,811	13,627	10
February 24	136,508	13,620	10
February 23	136,070	13,608	10
February 22	135,772	13,597	10